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magnetic field

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Electricity, Physics
magˌnetic ˈfield noun [countable]  HPEan area around an object that has magnetic power 磁场 the Earth’s magnetic field 地球的磁场
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magnetic fieldIn the case of the human body, that steady field is the Earth's magnetic field.In a few rare cases, lava flows on land have taken place just as the magnetic field was undergoing a reversal.The magnetic field is thus one aspect of the earth that scientists have studied in detail for centuries.The magnetic field that led to its discovery had vanished at the moment of that radio shriek.More strikingly, it demonstrated that a toroidal discharge in a toroidal magnetic field established its own stable configuration.
magˌnetic ˈfield nounChineseSyllable
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magnetic field
magˌnetic ˈfield noun [countable]
an area around an object that has magnetic power:
    the Earth’s magnetic field


magnetic fieldBrE /mæɡˌnetɪk ˈfiːld/ 🔊NAmE /mæɡˌnetɪk ˈfiːld/ 🔊 nounan area around a magnet or magnetic object, where there is a force that will attract some metals towards it 磁场